Everybody’s Changing

It was that one day a week ago. I was so busy and I didn’t want to be disturbed by my office mate who was constantly on calls so I’ve put my headphones on and played a track on youtube. Some light alternative song and left it on autoplay. Random songs kept on playing.

I was busy copying and pasting figures on excel sheet when this song played, Everybody’s Changing by Keane. I didn’t know the title of the song that time, neither Keane. But it was a familiar tune, something I felt like I’ve heard somewhere, sometime ago.

So little time Try to understand that I’m Trying to make a move just to stay in the game I try to stay awake and remember my name But everybody’s changing And I don’t feel the same

You’re gone from here And soon you will disappear Fading into beautiful light Cause everybody’s changing And I don’t feel right

I’ve changed a lot over the past year. In general and even in the way I write. You might have noticed it.

I haven’t written anything hilarious for a long time and I asked myself why. I looked back at my funny posts and tried to remember the story behind them.

I realized I haven’t written anything funny because I haven’t experienced anything absurd here unlike in Dubai. I don’t get pushed by hundreds of people when getting in the metro (train), I don’t get discriminated when going to high end shops or cafes, I don’t get my rice and TJ hotdogs stolen by flatmates, and I don’t sit inside a salon for 10 to 12 hours to get my hair re-bonded.

My recent posts were all a bit serious. Either realizations or emotional dump-posts. I feel like I’m losing my ‘sabaw’ identity. I don’t know if this is because of the people I talk with daily, or because I spend so much time with the stingrays and trigger fishes or this is the effect of the island life.

I’m not sure if this change in my writing style is for the better. But hopefully, it is.

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Author: aysabaw

Aysa is a self-proclaimed hotelier without any culinary talent. She used to fly around Dubai for ten years via her magic carpet but destiny led her to a new path. She is now a little mermaid swimming in and around the Maldivian waters.
If she is not reading her books, writing something comical, leaving rubbish comments on your posts or strumming her guitar, then she's up to some mischief.
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Or it may just be a phase. I believe it is for the better. Parang going to the elite level ganern. haha! Whether funny or serious, you still have that “sabaw” identity. I still admire your writings no matter the tone or mood. #Aysanatics!

There are things or people that used to interest me, but now they have lost their appeal. It has nothing to do with them; it has something with me. We outgrow our habits, our feelings, even our passsions sometimes. It is for this reason that I no longer find value in getting too attached to things we achieve or people we encounter.

I like how your writings have transitioned into something more serious and wiser. Carry on!

Yeahhh. I knew it. You changed. I feel it. Hahaha. Sabi nga nila. The only constant thing is change. So I think it’s normal. 😆 I miss the funny posts though but it doesn’t mean I don’t like the new you. We sometimes miss the old times.

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Aysa is a self-proclaimed hotelier without any culinary talent. She used to fly around Dubai for ten years via her magic carpet but destiny led her to a new path. She is now a little mermaid swimming in and around the Maldivian waters.
If she is not reading her books, writing something comical, leaving rubbish comments on your posts or strumming her guitar, then she's up to some mischief.